Bela Padilla and FHM, you’re right when you said you weren’t thinking about “harming anyone” with a cover that depicts your light skinned, bikini-d self surrounded by Filipina models in blackface. You weren’t thinking. This is the point.

First off – Congratulations to Drew Brees and the Who Dat nation for a hard-fought, heart-felt Superbowl win! As much as I heart Peyton Manning, it was great to see a scrappy underdog – and surely the NFL Story of the Decade – win the ultimate prize. Per usual, the 2009 Superbowl was an astounding […]

Last night, thecommich had the honor of attending the Filipina Women’s Network Salo-Salo (gathering) honoring Mona Pasquil, the first female, Filipina Lt. Governor of California. Over a classic (read: delicious and heart-stopping) Filipino meal of adobo, sitaw, bangus sisig and lechon kawali, Filipina women of all ages and backgrounds gathered together to toast a true […]